Italy’s best wines
By Maurice P. Lee ITALY IS the world’s largest wine producer, producing some of the world’s best wines. Including Sicily and Sardinia, there are 20 wine growing regions and it
Amazing Alsace wines – By Maurice P. Lee
ALSACE WINES are not top of the average wine drinker’s list. There are a few reasons for this. Situated in the northeast of France, the River Rhine forms the border
A crash course on reading Portuguese wine labels
IT IS now July, and the Algarve has taken on a holiday atmosphere. Tourists are flocking to this picturesque part of Portugal, and drinking plenty of wine. Unfortunately, many of
Loire wines
THE LONGEST river in France is the Loire, flowing for 1,000 kilometres, from south-central France to Nantes, and along its banks are more than 400 kilometers of vineyards. Known as
Shaken not stirred …
DRINKING COCKTAILS can be risky. Eddie Clarke, who was the first President of the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild, and won the World Cocktail Championship on three occasions, said there were
Drink whatever you like with whatever food you like
AN INTERESTING article, entitled Why cheap wine goes best with cheese? by Science Correspondent Julie Wheldon, has appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper. A team from the University of California
Everything you should know about Californian wine
WHEN WE think of California, we think of wine. Well, wine drinkers do. So does California make good wines? Yes. All wine producing countries produce four types of wine: great,
Binge drinking
Nicky Taylor, a documentary-maker, went on a 30-day binge and drank 516 units of alcohol. A photograph of Nicky before the binge showed an attractive woman with clear skin and
Know your labels
IT HAS been said that France, although not the world’s largest wine producer, produces half the world’s best wines. But like all wine producing countries, it also produces inferior wine.
DOWN TO EARTH DRINKING
Claret is the liquor for boys, port is for men, but heroes aspire to drink cognac HAPPY NEW Year everybody! Now that liquors have been banished to the sideboard for